Veneers can be sold by the square meters, in sheets, or by the flitch. Individual square meters can be bought in just about any wood species.

 

Veneer sheets are large pieces of veneer that are mechanically put together from smaller pieces. These types of sheets are usually made for application onto 4x8 sheets of MDF or plywood for example.

 

A flitch of veneer is a pile of sliced veneer that is conserved in order. It's like taking a tree trunk and slicing it up lengthwise. All the pieces are kept in order because this helps to keep the grain pattern similar from one piece to the next. This is important when making bookmatch patterns.